This time last week, with away games against Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers to come, I would have expected Chelsea to take a minimum of six points as they sought to press home their claims for a top-four finish.
This morning, I am contemplating just what went wrong with Chelsea having lost both games and taken a total of 0 points from the 6 available.
But what puzzles me the most is that in both games, Chelsea have looked a shadow of the side that, this time last week, were being tipped as Premier League title contenders.
Following the defeat, last night at Molineux, Frank Lampard, as reported by The BBC had his own views on why the wheels appear to have come off the wagon, remarking:
“There could be some fatigue.
“I hate to say it after a defeat because it feels like an excuse but even in the first 60 minutes when we were the better team, we didn’t have a zip about us.
“We’ve travelled up to Everton, came back and then travelled to Wolves but everyone is in the same boat.”
Fatigue?
Whatever happened to the good old days when come teams were quite capable of completing such a hectic schedule, often playing two games in three days or three in five?
Has the game changed so much in recent years?
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